Today is the first cutdown day for NFL teams, but it’s no big deal in Miami. Teams that opened camp a month ago with 80 players now have to be down to 75, and the Dolphins are already at 74 after giving tight end Joey Haynos the waived/injured treatment Monday. But the tough cuts are only days away; teams have to get to 53 by Saturday, and that’s where we …

Tight end Joey Haynos has been waived injured by the Dolphins, increasing the likelihood there will only be two tight ends on board when the Dolphins finalize their 53-man roster this weekend.

Coach Tony Sparano announced at Tuesday’s press briefing that Haynos, who was carted off the field in Friday night’s game against Atlanta, had been let go with a foot injury. While second-year man John Nalbone remains in the mix, …

Channing Crowder remained out but fellow linebacker Quentin Moses returned to practice as the Dolphins continued preparations for Thursday night’s preseason finale at Dallas Monday with a workout on their outside practice fields.

Crowder watched last week’s three days of practice from the sidelines with an undisclosed injury; this week, he hasn’t been on the premises for either of the two workouts, with one more coming up Tuesday.

Tony Sparano and his bosses have a couple big decisions to make next week, and not just deciding who the last roster cuts will be as the team finalizes its 53-man roster on Sept. 4.

The Dolphins have two key players injured right now – cornerback Will Allen, who had his knee scoped three weeks ago, and Nate Garner, the team’s most versatile offensive lineman who is out until early October …

For four weeks during Organized Team Activities this spring and four weeks this training camp, the buzzwords used in every article about Mike Nolan’s new defense were “blitzing” and “fast-paced” and “attacking” and “offensive mentality.”

The Dolphins confirmed reports Saturday that exclusive-rights free agents Davone Bess, Joey Haynos and Dan Carpenter have all been signed to one-year contracts.

All three players were not selected in the 2008 Draft and as such had almost no bargaining power after concluding their second NFL seasons. The deals will allow them to participate in the Dolphins’ offseason conditioning programs starting Monday at the training facility in Davie.